Article 1098 CCQ - Double-majority decisions

Article 1098 reserves for a double majority - three quarters of the co-owners representing 90% of all the votes - the weightiest decisions: changing the destination of the immovable, alienating common portions needed for that destination, or allowing periodic and successive (timeshare-type) holding of a fraction.

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What it means for your syndicate

This is the Code's most demanding majority: it combines a number of co-owners (three quarters) with a proportion of the votes (90% of the whole), not just those present.

These decisions change the very economy of the co-ownership; the high threshold protects minority co-owners.

CondoAide certifies the count of votes and of co-owners, helping establish whether the double majority is reached.

Official text of the article

The official, up-to-date text of article 1098 is published by the Éditeur officiel du Québec. CondoAide only provides a plain-language summary here.

Last verified on July 13, 2026. CondoAide is not a legal authority and does not replace professional advice. If there is any discrepancy, the official Civil Code text prevails.

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